Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics and Experience in Curriculum Development of Program Participants and Nonparticipants, Cohorts 2–9*
| Participants (N = 63) | Nonparticipants (N = 63) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Men, n (%) | 38 (60.3) | 42 (66.7) | 0.58 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 34.2 (3.9) | 33.7 (3.9) | 0.48 |
| Professional training, n (%) | |||
| Residency training | 0.18 | ||
| None | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Internal medicine (primary care) | 15 (23.8) | 15 (23.8) | |
| Internal medicine (categorical) | 43 (68.3) | 36 (57.1) | |
| Other | 4 (6.3) | 11 (17.5) | |
| Past/Current fellowship training | <0.0001† | ||
| None | 24 (38.1) | 37 (58.7) | |
| General internal medicine | 20 (31.7) | 4 (6.3) | |
| Internal medicine subspecialties | 10 (15.9) | 19 (30.2) | |
| Other | 13 (20.6) | 7 (11.1) | |
| Current professional status, n (%) | |||
| Training status | 0.90 | ||
| Resident/Chief resident | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.2) | |
| Fellow | 22 (34.9) | 10 (15.9) | |
| Finished training | 39 (61.9) | 45 (71.4) | |
| Faculty appointment type | 0.004† | ||
| None | 36 (57.1) | 19 (30.2) | |
| Instructor/assistant professor | 26 (41.3) | 42 (66.6) | |
| Associate professor/professor | 0 (0) | 2 (3.2) | |
| Work setting/context | |||
| Clinical practice setting, n (%) | 0.03† | ||
| None | 2 (3.2) | 8 (12.7) | |
| Hospital-based | 37 (58.7) | 43 (68.3) | |
| Community-based | 15 (23.8) | 5 (7.9) | |
| Both hospital and community-based | 8 (12.7) | 7 (11.1) | |
| Time in patient care (%), mean (SE) | 48.6 (3.6) | 45.1 (3.8) | 0.51 |
| Time in teaching (%), mean (SE) | 12.1 (1.3) | 17.4 (2.0) | 0.03‡ |
| Time in research (%), mean (SE) | 16.0 (2.7) | 10.4 (1.9) | 0.09 |
| Time in curriculum/program development (%), mean (SE) | 5.1 (1.0) | 5.1 (1.0) | 0.96 |
| Time in administration (%), mean (SE) | 5.9 (1.1) | 10.8 (1.8) | 0.02‡ |
| Salary supported by grant funding (%), mean (SE) | 28.3 (5.4) | 10.2 (3.0) | 0.004‡ |
| Prior/Current curriculum development experience, n (%) | |||
| Prior curriculum/program development training | 2 (3.2) | 5 (7.9) | 0.44 |
| Ever developed a curriculum/program in the past | 24 (38.1) | 19 (30.2) | 0.35 |
| Ever implemented a curriculum/program | 14 (22.2) | 23 (36.5) | 0.12 |
| Ever evaluated a curriculum/program | 3 (4.8) | 14 (22.2) | 0.008† |
| Current collaboration in curriculum/program development | 44 (69.8) | 45 (71.4) | 1.0 |
| Current collaboration in program evaluation | 42 (66.7) | 41 (65.1) | 0.85 |
*Some column totals do not equal 100% due to missing data. Some responses total >100% due to multiple responses to certain questions, e.g., past/current fellowship training
†Data statistically significant by chi-squared analysis or Fisher’s exact test
‡Data statistically significant by Student’s t test